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Built for space travel but never flown, this orange 66,000-pound, 15-story-tall aluminum phallic tank is actually the world’s last fully functional space shuttle external tank (ET) and it now calls LA its home.

Located in the original 1883 Kirkbride Building that once held the Oregon State Insane Asylum, this museum preserves the artifacts and stories of those who worked and lived there during its 130 years of operation.

The longest running puppet theater in the United States is holding on by a string but the curtain on this Los Angeles Historic-Cultural landmark has yet to close and continues to entertain audiences of all ages.